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US destroys suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The US military destroyed a boat in the eastern Pacific that it said drug smugglers used as a floating refueling station.
  • Several people were detained before the boat was destroyed and handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.

The US military blew up a boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, saying drug smugglers used it as a floating gas station.

Several people were taken into custody before the boat was destroyed. “The people removed from the boat have been handed over to Ecuadorian authorities,” the US Southern Command wrote on X.

The people removed from the boat have been handed over to Ecuadorian authorities.

· US Southern CommandThe command said people detained before the boat was destroyed were transferred to Ecuadorian authorities.
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